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5/5 💬 Bottom line:* Queer community palliative care needs are distinct. Current tools fail them. We must teach healthcare workers how to offer inclusive, compassionate, affirming palliative care—starting with evidence-informed frameworks like this. #PallMed

Queering Palliative Care: Validation of a thematic framework for understanding queer-affirming palliative care education - a talk at #PCC2025 by Craig Geoff Howes..

Please read this long thread of pearls of wisdom/take home messages from @drkathrynmannix presenting at South Africa #PCC2025 #PalliativeCare

🕊️ “My heart is sore, but I am completely present.” This reflection from a caregiver during a mindfulness session captures the essence of compassionate presence. Even 40 seconds of heart-based attention each day can restore us. #PCC2025

described shifting from teaching to listening—recognizing wisdom of caregivers, indigenous elders, & communities who already know how to sit with the dying. True care means avoiding imposition and learning to honour what is already sacred. #DecolonisePalliativeCare 🌍🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 #PCC2025

#PCC2025 🧠💜 Mindfulness in palliative care isn't just a wellness trend—it's an ancient, embodied practice rooted in many traditions. Kaplan shared in her talk how mindfulness can reduce caregiver stress, deepen presence with dying patients, & create sacred space for healing 1/3

📍Plan the next step. Important conversations don’t have to do everything at once. Say: "Shall we continue this next time?" Small chunks can feel safer than a single long exchange.

💪🏽Look after yourself, too. You may carry the emotional weight of the conversation even after it ends. Take a moment. Reflect. Debrief. You matter in this, too.

Wonderful to listen to Kathryn Mannix speak on Tender conversations: "listening to understand" 👂 at #PCC2025 #PalliativeCare @palprac